Whose Environmental Sustainability?: From "Green" Olympics to "Original Ecology" Folk Song.

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  • Author(s): Law, Ho Chak (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    TDR: The Drama Review (Cambridge University Press). Mar2023, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p114-119. 6p. 2 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Folk songs; Sustainability; Olympic Games; Carbon offsetting
    • Subject Terms:
      Beijing (China); China
    • Abstract:
      Discussion on environmental sustainability in the past two decades has often engendered more controversy than agreement. The Beijing Olympics in 2008 and 2022 are examples of state bureaucrats and international media outlets upholding polarized viewpoints on achieving carbon neutrality. The "original ecology" folk song of 21st-century China further demonstrates how anthropocentric interests could easily divert people's attention away from issues critical to planetary wellness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]